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Bafs 


fol 
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faw 
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fol 

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Rules  to  find  the  mw 

i  When  there  is  neither  flat  nor 
(harp  at  the  beginning  of  a  tune, 

B 
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mi  is  in 

2  If  B  be  .flat,  mi  -is  in 

3  If  B  and  E,  mi  is  in  '• 

4  If  B,  E  and  A.  mi  is  in 
'5  If  B,  B,  A  and  D,  mi  is  in 

6  If  F  be  tharp,  mi Js  in 

7  If  F  arid  C,   mi  is  in 
'8  If  F,  C  and  G,  mi  is  in 
9  If  F,  C,  G  and  D,  mi  is  in 


The  order  of  the  Note*. 
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Example 


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Characters.  Explanations. 

Flat,     £>  Sinks  a  note  half  a  tone 

Sharp,     ft-  Raifes  a  note  half  a  tone 

Natural    fer  Reftores  it  io  its  primitive  found     - 

Brace,      Q  Shews  how  many  parts  are  fang  together 

0v  ^=.,Five  lin^swith  their  foace>on  which  mn- 

Stave,     — -'     ....  < 

'      CTZ      iic  is  written  . 

Ledger  line  —  Is  added  when  notes  afccnd  or  defcend  beyond  the  {lave 

Slur,  <  **  Shows  what  notes  are  fung  to  one  fyllable 

Chafing  notesr_SL-  Either  may  be  fur.g  but  notboth  by  '.he  fame  voice 


Clofc. 


1 


Shews  the  e/ui  of  the  tunc. 


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Notes  or  marks  of      Refts  or  marks  cf 
found.  fiience. 


Semibreve        (/ 
Minim         £      ff 
Crotchet 
Quaver 


1  J. 


1 


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Semibreve  reft 
Minim  reft 
Crotchet  reft 
Quaver  reft         -J- 


Semiquaver   «      /     Semiquaver  reft   -3~ 

Demifemio^iaver*  f  Demifemiqr.  reft  -^t- 

i  Ear  reft.     /  2  Bars.        4  Bars. 


Proportion  of  the  Notes. 

One     Q    Semibreve  is  equal  to 

1 


Two     fj     O     Minims, 


four     f   t'    T   7  ,  Crotchets, 

VI  hi       I «  t**i  n 

S      1   1  1  f  Quavers, 

Thirty  twp^^gjggg^^S^^Demifemiq'rs. 

The  refts   are  in  the  fame   proportion,  except  the  femibreve, 
which  fills  a  bar  in  all  moods  of  time. 


Dot,  or        .  At  the  light  hand  of  a  note,  adds  to  it 

Point,  .  half  its  length. 

Figure,         3  Shows  that  each  of  the  three  notes  is  one  third  of  a  beat. 

Repeat       :S:  Shows  the  tunc  is  fung  again,  from  that  note  to  a  double  bar  or  clofe. 

F.gures,     j,  a  Shows  that  the  note  under  1,  h  funj  the  firft  time,  and  that  under  a  the  fecond;  if  flurred, 
both  are  fung  the  fecond  time. 

Double  bar     ||  Shows  when  to  repeat. 

Single  b.ar      J  Divides  the  tims  according  to  the  meafure  note, 


Common  time  Moods. 

Firft,       (__      Contains  one  femibreve  or  its  quantity,  between  each  (Ingle  bar, 
and  four  beats,  two  down  and  two  up. 

Second,    ^£_  Contains  one  femibreve  and  four  beats. 


bfew  and  tw 


o  beats,  one  down  and  one  up. 


Third,     j       Contains  on*  fe*ni 

Fourth,     2      Contains*  onetominim,«iid  two  beats. 

Tripplt  time  Mood; 

Firft,        3      Contains  three  minims  in  each  bar,  and  three  beats,  two  down 
2  and  one  up. 

Second,     3      Contains  three  chrotchets,  and  three  beats. 
4 

Third,       g      Contains  three  quavers,  znd  three  beats. 

Compound  Moods. 

Firft,         6      Contains  fix  crotchets  in  each  bar,  and  two  beats,  one  down 
4  and  one  up. 

Second,     „      Contains  fix  quavers  and  two  beats. 

N.  B-    The  hand  falls  at  the  beginning  of  e^ery  bar  in  all  moods  of  time. 
Driving   notes,  are  rhofe  driven  through  the  bar,  or  cut  of  their  proper 
order  Lt.  ths  bar.  % 

A  SCAts  *to  fiiow.  the  pitch  of  the  parts. 


Keys. 

The  lafl  note  in  the  b;ifs  is  the 
key  note,  which  is  the  firft  note 
above  oi  below  the  mi.  if  abo-.v, 
it  is  a  lliarp  key,  if  below  a 
fiat  key. 


Sharp  key. 


Flat  key. 


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